Star Trek Not Dead Yet?

Remember the "OMG NEW STAR TREK" versus "Star Trek is on the trash heap
of history" rumor debate flying back and forth a few months ago? Suggestions on the possible plot of a theoretical
new Trek movie flew fast and loose, and denials of particular plots, new movies in general, and the entire
existence of the Star Trek franchise came almost as quickly. Eventually the dust settled and we learned, well,
mostly that the people in charge just aren't sure they feel comfortable with a new Trek flick. And so the hopes
of many a dedicated fan were dashed.

As it turns out, a pretty solid plan was in place for a new Star
Trek installment, according to its writer Erik Jendresen.
Jendresen has recently said he did indeed complete a draft of a film called Star Trek: The Beginning, which
would "take place between the end of the series and the original adventures. He says the idea was being positioned
for a possible trilogy, and would in some large part center around the Romulan Wars from Trek mythology." However,
a power shift at Paramount apparently left the project without many supporters, and it now dwells in the land of the
unknown.